Marmaduke Coate heirs' deed, Burlington Co, NJ 1783 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Charlotte Coats, coats@lawyer4u.com ==================================================================== Coate Real Estate Transfer May 3, 1783 This Indenture made the third day of May in the year of our Lord, One thousand seven hundred and eighty three, Between Anne Atkinson widow of Samuel Atkinson late of the Township of Chester in the county of Burlington, deceased. William West of Mountholly in the said county, and Hannah his wife. Joseph Burr of New Hanover in the said county; and Rachel his wife. Joseph Ridgeway of the township of Springfield in the said county, sometime the husband of Mary Ridgeway formerly Mary Coate. John Ridgeway of Springfield aforesaid and Beulah his wife. Which said Ann Atkinson, Hannah West, Rachel Burr and Beulah Ridgeway are the daughters of William Coate and the said Mary Ridgeway was the daughter of the said William Coate, formerly of the Township of Willingsborough in the said county deceased, of the one part. An Barzilla Coate of the Township of Chester aforesaid the only surviving son of the said William Coate of the same County. Witnesseth whereas Marmaduke Coate, father, of the aforesaid William Coate by force and vesture of a certain indenture duly made and executed and in the hand and seal of John Garwood dated the 27th day of July anno domini 1715, and recorded in the secretary's office at Burlington in file BBB of the book said became seized in is dominion office of and in a certain plantation and tract of land situate lying and being in the Township of New Hanover aforesaid, then called Springfield, Containing nine hundred and eighty-eight acres and the usual conveyance for Highways therein limited and described by certain miles and bounds. And Whereas the said Marmaduke Coate being so seized by his last will and testament in writing duly attested by three lawful witnesses and recorded in the Prerogative(the Court of Probate in NJ ) Office in Burlington, April the first Anno Domini 1729 did give and devise the same to his son William and the heirs of his Body lawfully begotten by force virtue. Whereof the said William Coate became seized thereof in fee tail general and so thereof died seized. Leaving issue three sons namely Marmaduke, William, Israel, and Barzilla the party above named, which said sons Marmaduke, William, and Israel successively died without issue of their bodies lawfully begotten, by reason whereof the said Barzilla Coate became seized of the said Plantation and premises aforesaid in fee Tail General and in order to defeat and bar the said intail did several times post in the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey Suffer and Issue Common Recovery thereof by double doucher by reason whereof the said Barzilla Coate of the said premises by the number of acres and definition thereof became seized thereof in fee simple. And Whereas William Coate, the father of the said Barzilla, after the decease of the said Marmaduke Coate the Elder did discover that there was a considerable quantity of overplus land contained within the boundaries of the said tract of land so intailed as aforesaid and in order to secure the same did at his own expense purchase right of property to cover the same and did at his own expense purchase right of property to cover the same and did cause a certain resurvey of the whole to be duly made, refined and recorded. And whereas the said daughters of the said William Coate Senior by virtue of a certain tesiduary clause in his will or otherwise have conceived themselves intitled to the said surplus land and the said John Ridgeway adverting to the beneficial disposition which he said hath made of the anteing estate in favor of the said Barzilla as heir hath on the behalf of the said daughters made a Certain survey of about forty-five acres of land within the enclosure of the said plantation but at the adjustith with out the bounds of the aforesaid survey or resurvey which resurvey is now in contention before the Council of Proprietors between the said John Ridgeway and the said Barzilla Coate. And too here as the aforesaid Israel Coate died intestate possessed of a considerable personal estate to the displace of which after payment of debt according to the plantation is such case provided the said sisters of the said Barzilla Coate or at least their husbands in their Rights Respectively will be intitled to a distribution share. And whereas the aforesaid John Ridgeway as Executor of the last Will and Testament of Rebecca Lippencott who was sometime the wife of the aforesaid William Coate Senior, and the real mother of the said Barzilla hath some demands against the said Barzilla Coate; and the said Barzilla hath also some demands against her Estate for keeping a certain Negro or otherwise. And whereas in order to make a full final and complete settlement of all debates, contentions an strifes whatsoever between the parties aforesaid for and in respect of all said singular the matters and things before decided. And that the claim and claims whatsoever whither real or pretended of the said Sisters of the said Barzilla Coate against him for and in respect of any part of the premises aforesaid may be totally extinguished ad done away. The said Barzilla Coate and they, the said parties of the first part, have come to an agreement for him to give and they to receive three hundred pounds in gold and silver money as a full equivalent and satisfaction for their respective claims as aforesaid, and the said Barzilla to acknowledge, ratify, and confirm if necessary certain deeds and conveyances made of certain lands in Springfield and the City of Burlington to Stanton Earl and Thomas Roman Esq. By some of the parties aforesaid which were formerly part of the said William Coate Senior's Estate. Now this indenture further Witnesseth that the said parties of the first for and in consideration of the said sum of three hundred pounds money aforesaid to them in hand paid or secured to be paid by the said Barzilla Coate before his probation hereof. This receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged for them and theirs. Have and by these present do grant, self, release, and forever quit claim unto the said Barzilla Coate and his heirs all and singular this and each of that Estate, Rights, Titles, Claims and Dunards whatsoever both in land and equity. In and to all and singular the Lands, Houses, Hereditaments, and Estates both real and personal of the said Marmaduke Coate the Elder, William Coate the Elder, Israel Coate the said forty five acres of land as aforesaid, located and surveyed by the said John Ridgeway and also this and each of this the said parties of the first part eight and interest in the demand Of said Rebecca Lippencott's Estate against the said Barzilla Coate, To have and to hold the said granting release privileges with the appurtenances and hereditaments unto the said Barzilla Coate his heirs and assigns to his and their proper use and __ forever. So that neither they, the said parties of the first part, Theirs or any of their heirs shall or may at any time or times hereafter have claim challenge or demand of or from the said Barzilla Coate or his heirs or assigns any Estate, Right, Title or Interest in or to the premise aforesaid and every of them with their or any of their appurtenances but of and form the same shall be forever excluded and disbarred by their presents. And the said Barzilla Coate for and in consideration of natural love and affection and for the establishment of peace and friendship as aforesaid hereby releases all demands whatsoever against the said Rebecca Lippencott, his mother's estate, and also agrees to acknowledge ratify and confirm at any time within the space of seven years hence the conveyances made to Earl Rodman as aforesaid at the proper cost and charge in the law of them or their heirs. So as the said Barzilla for the doing thereof be not compelled to travel more than seven miles from his usual place of abode and the said Joseph Ridgeway for himself his ___ executor and administrator dot Covenant, Grant, and Agree to and with the said Barzilla Coats ____ assign to warrant and defend against all and every claim though to be made by the said children of Joseph Ridgeway and Mary, his wife, & their or any of his heirs for or in respect of the promise aforesaid or any part thereof. In witness whereof the said Parties to this indenture contained on three distinct sheets of paper written by the same hand have hereto sent and affixed their hands and seals this day of year forth herein written. Sealed & delivered In the presence of Sam Atkinson Wm West Hannah West Joseph Burr Rachel Burr Joseph Ridgeway John Ridgeway Beulah Ridgeway Barzilla Coate It is agreed by the parties here represented & to be taken as part & parcel of this deed by way of exception that this Indenture is _____________ on _________ the _____________ in Certain ______ called a lot in Burlington and twenty acres and seven chains more or less which was hereafter conveyed b Indenture of the Seventeenth of February 1768 by Barzilla Coate to the said grantor and this writing is not the prejudice Joseph Burr I his case of certain promises of Barzilla Coate in Hanover.